Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: Maven Compiler Plugin Upstream-Contact: Apache Maven team Source: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/ Files: * Copyright: 2001-2011, The Apache Software Foundation. License: Apache-2.0 Files: debian/* Copyright: 2008-2011, Torsten Werner . License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0 On Debian systems you can find the complete text of the Apache-2.0 license in '/usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0'